Zirconolite (var. lunar) CL spectrum, 15 keV e- beam, CSIRO/WUStL Apollo 12 (2019)

Measurement spectrum

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Measurement details

Description CL spectrum of Zirconolite (var. lunar) from Ocean of Storms, 3.01239°S 23.42157°W, The Moon
Reference Otherwise unpublished work by CSIRO & WUStL, Apollo 12, AMAS XV. Feb 2019
https://research.csiro.au/microbeam-lab/
Date measured 2019-02-21
Material Zirconolite (var. lunar) [ (Ca, Ce)Zr(Ti, Nb, Fe)2O7 ]
Analysis technique Cathodoluminescence (CL)
Instrument JEOL 8500F
Probe 15 keV electron beam
Beam current 39.68 nA
Probe diameter 1 μm
Acquisition time 60.7796 s
Channel count 1024
Wavelength range 199.467 … 970.586 nm
Intensity range -17.4 … 2083 counts
Integral 1.1438×106 counts
Data filter Savitzky-Golay, 3rd order, ±20 channels
Lines Nd3+ 1.4085 eV (42.4%), Unspecified 1.7 — 3.2 eV (100%)

Specimen image

Clustered phase map of Apollo 12032-366-19x specimen, from Ocean of Storms, 3.01239°S 23.42157°W, The Moon

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Composition

Nominal composition of Zirconolite (var.lunar) [ (Ca,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb,Fe)2O7 ].
Element Atoms
Ca 0-1
Ce 0-1
Ti 0-2
Zr 1
Nb 0-2
Fe 0-2
O 7

Measurement image

CL spectrum of Zirconolite (var. lunar) from Ocean of Storms, 3.01239°S 23.42157°W, The Moon

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